Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-01-19

d. W. Wing has been confined TO hil
room several days this week.
G. g. Cline is conductor on a Santa
Fe freight train out OF Wellington:
Jas. s. Mize, Of Florence, Kans., son
OF Mrs. Curd, has been here for a week
on visit.
Don't place your farm loan until you
have seen the new loan firm Of Allen,
OYerstreet Il Ellis. 80
The new loan Arm of Allen, Over
Street & Ellis are prepared to furnish
cheap money OH short notice. 80
Hon. T. A. McNeal came down from
Topeka last Saturday and returned
Sunday with his wife and baby.
Judge G. w. stevens has been APP
pointed deputy sheriff. He'has quail
fed and is now transacting the business
of the office.
w. ii. McCague has moved his law
Office into the building south of Hub
bard's jewelry store, where he will be
glad to welcome his old friends.
Miss Ursula burst is out here from
Dayton, Ohio, and will spend year.
She is interested with her brothers in
some valuable property in this city.
The willing Workers will meet
with Mrs. Ely, Wednesday afternoon,
January 18th,
Mrs. w. T. ROUSE, Secretary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. r. Brown wish to
express their thanks to their neighbors
for their kindness during the last sick
ness of their little babe which died last
Friday. January l4th.
The Paladora Colonization society
will meet next Monday evening in the
room adjoining the Citizens National
bank. A full attendance of officers
and members is requested.
Died on Friday evening, Ada May,
infant daughter of Z. II. and Julia a.
Brown, aged 4 weeks. This was their
first and only daughter, all being boys.
The funeral services took place at their
residence in the south part of the city,
Saturday afternoon at = o'clock, Rev.
w. III. Gillian officiating.
ii. NJ. Ingraham, since retiring
from the Office of district clerk, is de-
voting more of his attention to his farm
near Mingona. lie has concluded to go
into the fine stock business to limited
extent, and as beginning he last week
purchased from G.. w. HendricksOn a
fine young Hereford bull.
John ID. Mckinney, accompanied by
his young wife, arrived here this week,
on q visit to his grandparents, Uncle
Dave and Mrs. Mckinney. John was
one of the liveliest boys that ever rode
this range, several years ago; but his
marrying and farming experience, in
Southwest Missouri, has made him as
sedate as an old man.
Miss Mile Carmichael, who has been
spending year in this city with her
aunt, Mrs. w. w. Cook, started Mon
day for her home. at Quenemo, KS, ac-
companied by Mrs. G.. who will also
visit Atchison before her return. Miss
Carmichael made many friends in this
city and her departure was generally
regretted by the young folks.
Sun City Union: D. J. Aber, of Med.
icine Lodge, has been engaged this
week in making a survey up Elk creek
from this place in the interest Of the
Kansas Il Panhandle railroad. The
grade has been found to be all that
could be desired, and has been accepted
by the railroad representatives. They
speak very highly of Mr.. Aber's work.
The trial of DIR. j. o. Burner, of Min
coma, charged with selling liquor con-
trary to law, occurred at KiUwa last
Thursday and resulted in the jury ac-
quitting the defendant without even
leaving their seats. Itappears that the
evidence given on the trial was entire
ly different from that given TO Judge
Howe, when he filed the complaint. Tie
principal witness proved to have a very
defective memory, and managed to get
matters very badly mixed in many
ways. II also appeared that the COM
planning witness was not on good terms
with the defendant and that he was
induced to make the complaint for 9TH
er reasons than because he was honest
ly in favor of enforcing the law.
A special election will be held in KiO-
wa township on Thursday, jan, 81,
1887, for the purpose of voting bonds in
the sum of seven thousand dollars for
the construction Of one bridge across the
Medicine river at a point about two
hundred and sixty yards west of the
point where the quarter section line
running north and south through Sec
ton thirty-five, township thirty-four,
south of range eleven west, crosses said
Medicine river, OF as near said point as
practicable. Also one bridge across
said Medicine river at or near the point
where the townships thirty-three and
thirty-four, south of range eleven west
crosses said Medicine river, or as neaI
TO said point as may be practicable
Said bonds TO bear interest at the rate
of six per cent per annum, and to be is
sued as provided by law.
Railroad and Bond Election.
At a meeting of the county commits
sioners last Saturday, January 18th
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